My good friend Chelsea from college is an amazing nail artist. She is also a great school psychologist but that's not as fun. ;) Anyway this weekend she did all of our nails and I was seriously impressed...

My nails: navy, khaki, bronze

Diana's nails: champagne, pink, and bronze

Kelly's nails: blue with chevron

Laura's nails: pink and champagne

Shadi's nails: purple ombré with feather

Ta da!

Me, kell, di, and laura flashing our fabulous nails

Aren't they so cook? I can't wait to do the Ombré look on my own now that I know the trick! Thanks so much Chelsea for all your hard work! Staying up till two am doing our nails was crazy but totally worth it. :)

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Well we survived the weekend! Talk about a huge sigh of relief! I had a GREAT time visiting my best friends and Matt played super Daddy flawlessly. I mean not only did I come home to a baby that was well taken care of but he also did a ton of house projects. Our headboard arrived and M installed it (it looks amazing!) and he worked with our friend to cover our patio to make it rain proof.

B did end up taking most of her bottles and was such a good girl. Lots of new things happened while I was away. Here are the details...

Health

We're in the middle of cold season and either of us have yet to get our first cold. I know saying it out loud could be jinxing myself but I am thankful for our health.

Sleep

B is still sleeping through the night but she did have a couple of weird nights last week. One night she woke at four am crying and I knew that wasn't normal. When I went in and checked on her she could not be consoled so I checked her diaper and she had the tiniest poop. :( Needless to say she was constipated but ended up workin it out. Poor thing I could tell that she was in pain. Also while I was gone M said B woke up one night and wanted to be consoled. M rocked her for a while and she finally went back down but we never did find out why she was upset. I'd like to think that she missed me...

Diet

She's been eating lots of plums, quinoa, cantaloupe, and cauliflower. Also this weekend she actually picked up a puff and put it in her mouth and ate it! It wasn't quite a pincer grasp but she's gettin there. Also M took her out to dinner with my parents and she drank some water from a cup. It was pretty cute. She's growing up!

Social

B is really enjoying Sunday school and definitely does not have separation anxiety. She spent time with my Aunt Marla on Friday and had some strangers hold her over the weekend. No big deal! She loves the attention. :)

Crying

She pretty much still only cries when she's tired or constipated. :(

Milestones

She's all about saying Dada. And over the last week or so she has been waving at people. It's SO adorable and so fun to see that she's understanding how to communicate with us. I'm still waiting on "Mama" to happen...

Post partum

Mama feels pretty refreshed after having some time away from baby but it was so wonderful to see her when I got home. To be honest people kept asking me if I missed her or was sad and the truth is of course I missed her but it was also so good to spend time with my bests and being able to do what I wanted when I wanted. I mean it was only TWO days... Right?! Hope that doesn't make me a bad mama. ;)

 

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I've been putting off giving you a full tour of my home because we're not "finished" yet. But I realized that we will never really be finished since there is always something more you can do to better your home...
So yesterday I took some photos of our house but got pooped out after doing the downstairs. Upstairs will have to come next week. And I have to tell you that part of the reason why I was so tired was because I had to strategically move all the baby gear so it wasn't in each shot... One day my house will be baby gear free but for now I will embrace it (just not on my home tour post).

front door

entry way

living room to the right when you walk in. i'm looking for a couch, two unmatching chairs, a coffee table, and possibly two ottomans for seating

nice empty room that I'm working on shopping for

office. definitely needs a rug don't you think? and maybe a chair under our two diplomas on the wall?

dining room to the left when you walk in. desperately want a new table. and those curtains need to be hemmed.

pretty sweet mirror that my aunt found for me

looking back to the door

hall from dining room to kitchen

the only time you won't see a diaper bag, a car seat, and grocery bags on this buffet...

laundry room to garage

laundry (and B's cloth diaper bag)

laundry looking back to buffet

pantry on left, kitchen straight ahead

i reallllly wanna paint this island black

oak, oak, and more oak... :(

also dying to paint the cupboards a creamy white

waiting to paint the media center and mantel creamy white

not in love with the rocking chair but B likes it so it stays for now

toy stash :)

also want to update the kitchen lights

downstairs bathroom

the only truly finished room (except for the empty space in the basket on the right)

So, there you have our current downstairs. No where near to being done but it's fun to have a "project."

Here are some of the things I'm thinking about getting for the living room...

Love this couch...minus the kid

 

Coffee table with storage

 

Such a handsome chair. Maybe a different color.

 

Ottoman seating

Aren't these cute? Target!

Shoe challenge: leopard flats. With an unmade bed. Classy.

Well today is the big day. I leave at two pm today and head up to San Jose to visit my best friends. Wish us luck and keep B in your prayers. She has never been away from her mama and is not stellar at taking a bottle (meaning she doesn't). But I keep reminding myself that God is bigger than this and he will take care of B and Matt!

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Even though B won't be one till March I have kind of already started thinking about her first birthday. What can I say? The first birthday is kind of a big deal! Annnnnnd maybe I was scraping the barrel for blog material today...

My original inspiration. But also wouldn't this be pretty in her room too?

Ombré chevron, yes!

Easy cheap decor

Just ordered this from Old Navy!

Envelopes for the invites?

An etsy find

So pretty!

Can you have a photo booth at a one year olds party?

So if you've been reading my blog for a while you probably know that I'm not huge into themes. So the pink and gold color scheme fits the bill. It's so glam and girly. I just hope it turns out as well as I have it planned in my head...

 

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